Benete
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 5 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 4 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 12s SSW | 10 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 12s SSW | 8 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 13s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 3 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 6 PM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 0 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 2 km/h cross | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 3 km/h cross | 0.9m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | -0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 12s SSW | 2 km/h cross | -0.1m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 12s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 2 km/h off | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 11s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 11 km/h cross | -0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.4m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 11s | 4 ENE off | 0.4m |
| 10 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 3 N off | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 5 NW cross | 0.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 10 NW cross | 0.3m |
| 1 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 14 WNW cross | 0.4m |
| 2 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 11 W cross | 0.6m |
| 3 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 8 WSW on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 8 SSW on | 0.8m |
| 5 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 10 SSE on | 0.9m |
| 6 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 11 SSE on | 0.8m |
| 7 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 12 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 8 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 11 SE cross | 0.5m |
| 9 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 11 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 10 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 0.2m |
| 11 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 12 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 0.2m |
| 1 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 8 SE cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 3 AM | 1.5m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 8 ESE cross | 0.9m |
| 4 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 6 ESE cross | 1.1m |
| 5 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 5 SE cross | 1.2m |
| 6 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 4 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 7 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 4 E cross | 1.1m |
| 8 AM | 1.7m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 3 ENE off | 0.9m |
About Benete
Benete é um reef break consistente situado contra o dramático cenário da costa sudoeste de Sumbawa, oferecendo aos surfistas intermediários uma onda sólida e agradável. O break tende a produzir paredes limpas e bem moldadas que permitem um surf fluido e progressivo sem as consequências extremas de spots de reef mais pesados nas proximidades. É uma opção confiável quando há swell na água e funciona bem em uma variedade de condições. Um ótimo lugar para marcar em qualquer exploração de surf em Sumbawa.
Local knowledge
O reef aqui é raso na maré baixa — corais vivos e rochas afiadas podem causar lacerações feias se você cair mal, então é bom considerar o uso de booties. Uma corrente moderada corre ao longo da borda do reef em swells maiores que podem te arrastar para fora da zona de decolagem; nade paralelo à costa se for pego. Ouriços-do-mar se escondem nas fendas do reef ao redor da entrada e saída, então passe com cuidado e evite colocar as mãos no chão.
Benete fica na costa sudoeste de Sumbawa, perto do porto de Benete Bay — a maioria dos surfistas se baseia em Sekongkang ou Maluk e dirige pela estrada costeira para o sul, estacionando perto da pequena aldeia de pescadores à beira da baía. Rema para fora a partir do canal com areia na borda norte do reef, que te dá uma entrada mais limpa e te mantém longe das seções internas mais rasas; saia pelo mesmo caminho e observe o reef à sua direita ao entrar.
Uma shortboard versátil na faixa de 6'2"–6'8" se adapta à maioria das condições aqui — a onda recompensa o surf de rail e um pouco de impulso nas manobras. Em dias menores e mais suaves, uma fish ou híbrida ajudará você a aproveitar ao máximo as paredes mais suaves; se um swell sólido passar, aumente para um modelo um pouco mais longo e estreito com mais potência de paddle.
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Surfing in Sumbawa
Full Sumbawa surf guide →Sumbawa is Indonesia's rugged middle child, sitting east of Lombok and west of Flores, and it remains one of the archipelago's last genuine surf frontiers. Where Bali hums with traffic and beach clubs, Sumbawa offers dry savannah hills, empty white-sand bays, dusty roads and fishing villages where life still moves at its own pace.
✈️Getting there
Most surfers reach Sumbawa overland and by ferry from Bali or Lombok. The classic route is Bali to Lombok, then drive across Lombok to Kayangan and take the public ferry to Poto Tano in West Sumbawa (roughly 1.5–2 hours). From Poto Tano it's a 1–2 hour drive to the Maluk/Sekongkang surf zone.
🛵Getting around
Once on Sumbawa, a scooter is the cheapest and most flexible way to reach nearby breaks, and many surf camps in Maluk and Hu'u rent them with board racks. Roads on the main routes are decent, but expect potholes, livestock, dust in the dry season and stretches of rough or unsealed track to remote bays.
🌤️Climate & season
Sumbawa has a dry, hot tropical climate, drier and more arid than Bali, with two clear seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — this is prime surf time, with cleaner conditions, consistent groundswell and steady offshore-to-cross trade winds in the mornings.